Coach carrying German high-school students crashes in Netherlands
At least 8 people were taken to hospital after the coach collided with a van and overturned, police and regional officials said.
- On Monday, August 24, 2026, an Austrian-registered coach carrying more than 50 German schoolchildren collided with a van near Wezep, Gelderland, and overturned on the A28.
- The collision tore the van apart, and emergency services deployed three trauma helicopters as at least eight people, including the van driver, were hospitalized with serious injuries.
- Rijkswaterstaat closed the A28 in both directions between Harde and Wezep, diverting traffic via the A50 while police forensic investigators examined the crash site to determine the cause.
- Broadcaster NOS reported that drivers faced delays expected to last past rush hour, with commuters traveling toward Zwolle and Amersfoort experiencing significant transit complications.
- The A28 remained shut as authorities continued their forensic investigation into the crash, marking a major disruption for regional transit throughout Gelderland.
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In the eastern part of the Netherlands, a bus with more than 50 German students was hit by a truck and eight people were taken to hospital.
According to police, eight people were injured, some of them severe. The bus crashed on a van in the early morning and ran through a guardrail.
Eight hospitalized after school bus crash on A28; Around 45 kids with minor injuries
Eight people were hospitalized after a tour bus filled with German high school students crashed into a delivery van on the A28 highway near Wezep on Monday morning. They include seven people from the bus and the van driver. Around 45 children suffered minor injuries.
In the Netherlands, a coach full of German high school students overturned after a collision with a delivery van. Sixteen injured people have been taken to the hospital. No one is in life-threatening condition. The highway is completely closed in both directions.
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ndr.deA coach with students from Schleswig-Holstein crashed in the early morning in the Netherlands. 15 of them were partly seriously injured. According to local police, there was a collision between the coach and a van.
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